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Ok, I'm thinking of getting a 4K/UHD television. However, I have a number of questions. I've done some research online, and while there's plenty of information, there also seems to be some disinformation. Anyway, here we go.

Who here as seen normal content in 4K on a 4K television or screen (say less than 80")? By normal I mean something presented at 4K resolution that's not specifically designed as a tech demo. How does it look, and what are your thoughts?

What about availability of media. As of, say, today's date, what types of media can be used to deliver 4K? Is it all streaming? I have a somewhat crappy internet connection, so would this make viewing something in 4K impossible? Also, are blu-ray discs labeled as "Mastered in 4K" which state they made especially for 4K displays. Is this true or just a bogus marketing ploy?

Upscaling. When upscaled, do other sources look better? If so, by how much?

Finally, is 4K home viewing the future? Or is it a niche market where 1080p will be the standard for the forseeable future?

This was the first one I ever got and remember the best was the Star Wars micro collection Hoth playset.

Congratulations Harmy! I hope you take some satisfaction in the fact you have provided enjoyment for many many people. I'm not trying to derail the thread or break any rules, but I'm trying to figure out what would be the easiest way to get this to play on my living room tv. Can an Xbox 360/Xbox one play the file off an external media drive?If not, can I somehow stream it to my tv? Or do I need to track down a blu-ray burner? Sorry if this is in the wrong thread. Any help would be hot.

I don't think it is a .rar file because I was able to use file 001 without the other two. What happens is that when I am about to download it, in the window where it asks what I want to open it with, the icon of the file already has an orange cone on it (VLC's icon). However, once downloaded, the file does not appear in my download folder. It also will not play if I drag it into the VLC player. However, I think I set VLC as my default viewer before downloading files 002 and 003.

Thank you. That does make sense. However, I have 001 which plays fine. It file icon has a different look that 002 and 003, which are all from the same source. That is why I believe that the program I'm using to open it and/or download it is incorrect.

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To clarify, these are not pirated files or anything against the TOS here. I think the problem  is that I'm doing something wrong before I'm downloading. It asks what should Firefox do with this file?

File name is called extransa.avi.003

says it is a "003 file"

options are:

Open with - 003_auto_file(default)

or VLC player

or save file.

When I save the file it automatically has the VLC orange parking cone on the file icon.

Need some help here boyos. I'm downloading some avi files from a "buddy" but I can't get them to play. I have VLC player but it won't play them. There's no error message, just the orange cone while it's playing. I think the program I'm using to DL the file is wrong maybe? Once it is downloaded the files don't show up in my Download folder. Any help would be hot...er, appreciated. Thanks.

There's a laundry list of things which contributed to overall craptitude of the prequels. Among other larger ones:

Lucas' hand-holding

few practical effects/sets

characters that look like cartoons

slapstick moments

poor script and story arc

poor directing and editing

wooden acting

lame fight choreography (Eps II and III)

CGI overload

Anyway, as for the "fatal" flaw, I can easily condense everything into one point, and that is simply that G.L. wasn't interested in making the best movies possible. Personally, I wish it was the opposite, and that he would want to make something worthy of originals. Of course this would actually involve him relinquishing his stranglehold of the franchise while allowing for other ideas and other, more talented people to make some decisions. This did not happen.

I'm actually leaning towards buying the set. Not because I'm excited, but rather out of pure curiosity.

Darksaber said:

Get a new girlfriend!

 That has crossed my mind. Last month she tried to load Office 2000 onto a computer running Vista.

It’s not much, but I’ve always been of fan of this image, even though I think the prequels (especially Ep. 2 & 3) are shit. For some reason I’ve just always thought it was cool. I finally got around to getting it framed.